There are a few things I hate

But there is NOTHING I hate more than blindly partisan reposters/retweeters or whatever they are called these days.

I don't really care about C-30. I think that our investigative tools need to be modernized. In fact, when the same bill was presented in 2005 by the Martin Liberal Government it was called the Modernization of Investigation Tactics Act. C74, as it was then known, was not universally panned by the opposition. Certainly, mainy of the critics of c-30 bill probably VOTED for it when it was introduced at first reading - that is, if they weren't defeated in 2006, 2008, 2012. Or, at the very least, they didn't object to its introduction. Landslide Annie (L - Edmonton) you were a great one.

Of course, it wasn't about child pornographers in 2005. It was actually more about aligning with the US Patriot Act. That, in and of itself, is far more convincing to me as a reason to oppose it.

I am not going to defend the Minister for ONE SECOND for their silly communications plan. It was atrocious - and it appeals to a very limited base.

But to call this updated review of investigative techniques a "Big Brother approach to spying on Canadians" is just as uninformed. I remember when wire taps were seen as an unreasonable encroachment of civil liberties. Or at least, I remember reading about that time period. Now they are a tried/tested method to help catch bad guys.

I am a civil libertarian. I really do believe that our laws shouldn't be random and that Locke was right on what we can/not consent to. I don't see this as an onerous invasion of privacy. Neither should you.

I finally found her

I have been flying on Air Canada as long as I have been alive. I have YET to find a SINGLE employee who was "going beyond the call of duty."

In Florida, I finally met that employee. She started her shift over 30 minutes early, and didn't even bat an eye. She was super pleasant, and very helpful.

To date, most of my exchanges with Air Canada employees are...brutal. Thank god for this one. I am almost afraid to send a letter to the company praising her work for fear that she will be ostracized in some way.

I don't like winter

So I am going to Florida. See you in a week.

In other news - The Superbowl is over

Now that the Horrible Football is over, we can focus on the real American pastime - Pitchers and Catchers are reporting in 12 days!

To quote George Will - the only conservative columnist I have any time for - in making his prediction this weekend:

"Football is a mistake. This is the second-highest calorie day in American life, second only to Thanksgiving, and people are betting and eating," Will said. "Football, as I say, combines violence punctuated by committee meetings called huddles. It just replicates the worst aspect of American life."

"That said, when it's over, pitchers and catchers report in two weeks, and intelligent people can go back to reading the newspapers," Will added.

After some prodding, Will guessed that the New York Giants would win the big game.
"I usually root for the team whose victory would make the most liberals unhappy," he said, noting New England's liberal population."

From ABC news-

Betting in Nevada

I don't care what they all say, 91% or more of the delegates are still on the table. God only knows what will happen between now and Super Tuesday.

Though, I have no idea why a state which is as close to "New Sodom" as you can get would vote for such a pius man. You would think Gingrich would have had a lock on that group.

What is this worth?

You would think that he would say "can you please endorse the other guy?"

Though, I wonder who this 26% are

they are probably democrats or actual job creators

Otherwise, this negative 18% might have an actual impact

Corny Joke for your kids, nephews or other people under ten in your lives

What do you call a Fish with no "eyes"







a Fsh (pronouced phssssssssh)

46 States to go!

I am willing to take bets at this point that Romney will not have enough votes to win the nomination on the first ballot.

18 Million, in a state that is very expensive, and he didn't knock anyone out. Oy. Even for a mega-millionaire, he is going to have trouble sustaining his money.